As the King James Bible turns 400 this year, it is perhaps more revered than read. That’s a shame, argue three new books, which contend that its cultural influence and literary merit are ...

Tom Meyer has a remarkable memory. He has committed to memory 20 books of the Bible - that's about a third of the King James Version. It began for him as a bored kid in church.

Annual Bible sales in America are worth between $425m and $650m; Gideon's International gives away a Bible every second. The Bible is available all or in part in 2,426 languages, covering 95% of ...